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MCRAVEN

Tour Home
Vicksburg, MS

• MARY ELIZABETH HOWARD IS our most active spirit. She died at a
young age in 1836 shortly after childbirth. She was the lady of the house as the

empire section was built by her husband, Sheriff Steven Howard. If you visit

McRaven, you may get a glimpse of Mary Elizabeth.
• John Bobb built the grand Greek Parlor and Master Suite of McRaven.

He survived the Vicksburg Siege at McRaven, only to be murdered a year later

by Union troops. Come and hear his story as this prominent business man met
his tragic end, and how he still walks his balcony.

• Andrew Glass builds McRaven probably as a hideout. He was a notorious
highwayman who rode with the Murrell Gang. He robbed people on the

Natchez Trace and builds two rooms at McRaven to count his spoils. Oddly the

room is not all that different from the way he left it nearly 200 years ago. His
spirit is active at McRaven.

McRaven History:
McRaven tour home first opened to the public in 1961. It has been featured